Puisis, Johnson 1-2 in 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open
09/13/06
Rainer Puisis from Germany and former PWBA champion Liz Johnson, United States, moved into first and second place in the qualifying of the 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 presented by STORM on Tuesday.
Puisis rolled games of 219, 229, 236, 257 and 274 before he finished with a 189 to overtake the lead with 1404 pinfall total and an average of 234,00.
Johnson (pictured left) had games of 199, 201, 225, 217, 278 and 226 and to sit in second place with 1394 pinfall total including 48 pins handicap, the standard handicap for women on the European Bowling Tour.
Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., made PBA history, becoming the first woman to appear in a championship round in a PBA Tour event when she finished second in the 2005 Banquet Open.
Previous leader Christian Gräber fell to third with 1392. Markus Häuser is fourth with 1376 and Martina Beckel (all from Germany) is fifth, 1328.
The 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 presented by STORM is the 15th stop of the 2006 European Bowling Tour and one of its "Majors". With 100.000 Euro or more than US$125,000 total prize fund the Viernheim Open is the "richest event" on the EBT Tour for the second consecutive year. The winner will receive the huge 25.000 Euro first-place check (approx. $31,700).
Qualifying continues through Saturday, September 16, and concludes with the one-game 'Desperado Squad' at 12.30. The top 58 qualifying leaders plus the top 6 'Desperados' (seeded 59-64) will advance to the semi-final and bowl eight games starting from scratch to cut to the top 40 for the single-elimination best-of-three-games finals.
Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Viernheim commencing Thursday, September 14 all the way through to the finals on Sunday, September 17.
Standings after Squad 16
European Bowling Tour #15
Bowling Center Viernheim in Viernheim, Germany (Sept. 09-17, 2006)
Rainer Puisis from Germany and former PWBA champion Liz Johnson, United States, moved into first and second place in the qualifying of the 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 presented by STORM on Tuesday.Puisis rolled games of 219, 229, 236, 257 and 274 before he finished with a 189 to overtake the lead with 1404 pinfall total and an average of 234,00.
Johnson (pictured left) had games of 199, 201, 225, 217, 278 and 226 and to sit in second place with 1394 pinfall total including 48 pins handicap, the standard handicap for women on the European Bowling Tour.
Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., made PBA history, becoming the first woman to appear in a championship round in a PBA Tour event when she finished second in the 2005 Banquet Open.
Previous leader Christian Gräber fell to third with 1392. Markus Häuser is fourth with 1376 and Martina Beckel (all from Germany) is fifth, 1328.
The 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 presented by STORM is the 15th stop of the 2006 European Bowling Tour and one of its "Majors". With 100.000 Euro or more than US$125,000 total prize fund the Viernheim Open is the "richest event" on the EBT Tour for the second consecutive year. The winner will receive the huge 25.000 Euro first-place check (approx. $31,700).
Qualifying continues through Saturday, September 16, and concludes with the one-game 'Desperado Squad' at 12.30. The top 58 qualifying leaders plus the top 6 'Desperados' (seeded 59-64) will advance to the semi-final and bowl eight games starting from scratch to cut to the top 40 for the single-elimination best-of-three-games finals.
Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Viernheim commencing Thursday, September 14 all the way through to the finals on Sunday, September 17.
Standings after Squad 16